पञ्चाङ्ग — Pondicherry (Puducherry) · July 23, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.77°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra323.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha76.62°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra89.89°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani3.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2

Pondicherry (Puducherry) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:28 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:06
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:38 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.9416°
Longitude: 79.8083°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873144.27
Julian Day2461609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.72°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2379°), declination 20.15°, EoT -6.13 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2027-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)